Cottonwood Valley Charter School

Governing Council Meeting

September 17, 2001

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I. Call meeting to order 5 minutes Mary

II. Pledge of Allegiance 5 minutes All

III. Ascertain quorum 5 minutes Mary

Present—Barbara Oates, Nancy Engler, Julia Calbert,

Norm Reid, Mary Dwyer, Francie Deters

IV. Reading and Approval of Agenda 10 minutes All

Motion to approve minutes. All Ayes

V. Department reports

A. Business Manager’s Report 10 minutes Lara

B. Approval of POs and BARs

Money is left in the budget after July. No money allotted for Special Education. Suggestion to put Budget Committee back together. Recommended changing $1,500 Federal Funds from travel to fixed assets for equipment. POs for computers presented. Motion to except POs and BARs as presented. All Ayes

VI. Old Business

A. Governing Council Vacancy 15 minutes Mary

Letters of interest were received from Cheryl Passalaqua

and Jeanne Gacanich. Cheryl withdrew her application and

Jeanne was approved for Council vacancy for remainder

of term. All Ayes

VII. New Business

A. Committees: Existing and New 10 minutes Cheryl

We need more volunteers! A sign up sheet was

passed around.

B. State Department of Education 45 minutes Ruth La

Blanc

Ruth spoke about purpose and result of technical visit.

C. Update on achieving Charter goals 10 minutes Mary

Focus on setting goals for the students. Submitting a

Re-Leaf Grant for trees and landscaping.

D. Community input on Charter School All

Bosque Del Apache admired our school and would

like to see us return.

VIII. Executive session

A. Personnel matters

We need to get the Co-op to move the pole. A special events

Committee needs to be organized.

IX. Adjourn